Open innovation

The UOC community's talent at the service of innovation

Hubbik wishes to play its part in solving the challenges facing the knowledge society, in e-health and e-learning, by contributing innovative solutions built in partnership with the members of the UOC community and all of these sectors' key agents.

Identification of innovation needs and opportunities

Analysis of the real needs of sector-related companies, institutions or specific groups

Empathy workshops, design thinking techniques and other methodologies

Definition of innovation challenges

Based on the innovation opportunities identified, challenges are defined and parameters are specified

Parameters become easier to attain and understand for the participants in the idea development phase

Collaborative development of ideas

Collaboration of all the key agents, through face-to-face workshops and an online innovation platform

Generation of challenge-solving ideas

Best ideas go on to the development phase

Prototyping and development

Development of prototypes or solutions from the best ideas (mentoring and technological support)

Selection, if applicable, of the programme's winning teams (awards and accolades)